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This is a genealogy site for the descendants of
Casimir Wild (1827-1904) and Joseph Wild (1825-1900),
brothers who were born in Sinsheim, Germany and resided for many years in
Bayfield, Ontario, Canada.
Besides
Wild, common surnames on this site include
Fahnlander,
Daggett,
Sinner,
Etue,
Ryder, and many others.
Please feel free to contact me with comments, corrections, additions, questions, or just to say hello to a distant cousin.
I hope that you enjoy your visit.
Jan
Births
Anniversaries
George Patrick Wild married Ethel Elizabeth Latimer - 1948
Deaths
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Genealogy Links - General genealogy links and links of special interest to Wilds, Daggetts,
Swedish Finns, and other branches of the family tree.
Daggetts - Dorothy "Billie" Daggett Wild (1900-1964), wife of
Edward George "Ted" Wild (1892-1980),
could trace her ancestry to
John Doggett (1602-1673), an early Massachusetts settler. Read about the Doggetts and Daggetts in her ancestry, and how they made their way from England to Martha's Vineyard to Maine to Minnesota. Her father
William Smith Daggett (1864-1912), has a particularly interesting story. He served as a United States deputy marshal for several years and was a central figure in the Minneapolis/St. Paul census war of 1890.
Michael Ryder (1828-1877) - Dorothy Daggett Wild's maternal grandfather Michael Ryder was an Irish immigrant, laborer and erstwhile soldier.
In the 1860's and 70's, he lived in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada with his wife
Rose Joyce Ryder (1837-1885) and several children.
Michael appeared in the St. Catharines newspapers dozens of times - and Rose appeared occasionally as well.
Those newspaper articles, together with other records and family history about Michael Ryder, tell a colorful story of a feisty, charismatic, imperfect man.
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I am
Jan Gallant nee Mattson, great great granddaughter of
Casimir Wild. This website is based on genealogy work done some years ago by
my mother,
Joyce Mattson nee Wild (1929-2004). Without her efforts then, this
site would not be here today.
Another invaluable resource has been the marvelous book "A Family Called Wild", edited by Dr. Jim Wild in 1989.
I would like to thank everyone who has reached out and provided me with information for this site. I would like to particularly thank Peter Etue, maintainer of the Joseph Wild branch of the family tree.
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